North Iredell is 0-10 against Statesville since October of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Raiders will face off against the Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. North Iredell will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
On Friday, North Iredell was beaten by South Iredell 49-21.
North Iredell might have lost, but man, Kaleb Sales was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards and three scores on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, Statesville played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 45-13 loss at the hands of Mooresville. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked ninth).
Although Statesville took the loss, they still got scores from Tyreek Carter and Jaikoda Harrington.
Even if they lost, Statesville's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. In that department, Timothy Flowers was the leader with two.
Statesville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for North Iredell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
North Iredell was taken down by Statesville 49-13 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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